RE: : Change to "Reply-Message AVP" usage in Diameter EAP

Bernard Aboba wrote:

> > For instance, PANA has the ability to send a displayable message
> > to the client, and Reply-Message would be the most logical
> > attribute for this (and is used for this purpose in
> > draft-ieft-pana-aaa-interworking-00).
> 
> EAP methods are link independent, which means they don't behave
> differently when running over PANA, 802.11, PPP, etc.  As a result,
> if the method needs to send an error message it will do so either
> using a method-specific notification, or using EAP Notification.
> Given this, how can a Reply-Message attribute end up in a AAA
> message carrying an EAP packet?

An obvious example would be that the displayable message is not 
sent by the EAP method, but rather AAA/Diameter parts. 

Best regards,
Pasi